Earlier this year, Edouardo Jordan won two James Beard awards, for Best Chef Northwest at his Salare Restaurant, and Best New Restaurant for JuneBaby in Ravenna. Those spots — in addition to having a healthy line almost constantly — also enticed The New York Times critic to come visit our fair city for the first time...ever.

Of course like the Highlander or People's "sexiest man alive" moniker, there can only be one. And so later on this week a winner will be announced on a special Food Network special.

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Where do you go when you want to do it up big?

Here are some of Seattle-foodies' favorite spots.

Where do you go when you want to do it up big?

Here are some of Seattle-foodies' favorite spots.

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Where do you go when you want to do it up big?

Here are some of Seattle-foodies' favorite spots.

Where do you go when you want to do it up big?

Here are some of Seattle-foodies' favorite spots.

Photo: P-I File

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Only time will tell who the winner is on November 1, but let's just face it: The real winners are all the Seattleites who get a table at one of Jordan's establishments. As the Times' critic wrote in his glowing review, it's food that's all about the "sheer pleasure of the cooking," and the way Junebaby's food "traces (a personal story) back to where it meets the country's."